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Florida's 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care
05/01/2024 07:47pm • BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Florida's ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant, went into effect Wednesday, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care. The start of the new ban also br
Sports on TV for Thursday, May 2
05/01/2024 06:50pm • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, May 2 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Port Adelaide at Adelaide 5:30 a.m. (Friday) FS2 — AFL: Collingwood at Carlton
COLLEGE
BASEBALL 7 p.m. ACCN — Louisville at Boston
College
ESPN — Tennessee
New Big 12 out to prove bigger bank accounts don't always mean better football teams in 12-team CFP
05/01/2024 06:30pm • SCOTTDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Before the realigned Big 12 — sans Oklahoma and Texas —even kicks off, the expanded
College
Football Playoff’s new revenue structure has created a perception that the conference is no longer the equal of the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference. Instead of a Power Five
House passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war
05/01/2024 06:02pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Wednesday that would establish a broader definition of antisemitism for the Department of Education to enforce anti-discrimination laws, the latest response from lawmakers to a nationwide student protest movement over the Israel-Hamas war. The propos
This Texas veterinarian helped crack the mystery of bird flu in cows
05/01/2024 05:42pm • The first calls that Dr. Barb Petersen received in early March were from dairy owners worried about crows, pigeons and other birds dying on their Texas farms. Then came word that barn cats — half of them on one farm — had died suddenly. Within days, the Amarillo veterinarian was hearing about si
UConn, Kentucky among those with big changes through transfers in
college
basketball's portal window
05/01/2024 05:18pm • A few days after winning a second consecutive national championship, UConn coach Dan Hurley posted a photo of himself on social media, lying on the floor and covering his eyes. The caption read “Day 1 in the portal ...” Several weeks later, Hurley has added several key pieces as the portal windo
Trump's comparison of student protests to Jan. 6 is part of effort to downplay Capitol attack
05/01/2024 04:46pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump this week lamented the possibility that Columbia University's pro-Palestinian protesters could be treated more leniently than the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January 2021, marking the second time the former president has invoked the ongoing campus protests
Ethan Hawke and Maya Hawke have a running joke about ‘Wildcat,’ their Flannery O’Connor movie
05/01/2024 04:45pm • Ethan Hawke and his daughter Maya Hawke have a running joke about their Flannery O’Connor movie. “Wildcat,” which Ethan directed and Maya stars in as O’Connor, was made with complete sincerity. It’s a deeply creative investigation into the Southern Catholic novelist and short story writer
The Latest | In Israel, Blinken pushes Hamas to agree on Gaza cease-fire deal
05/01/2024 04:08pm • U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Israel on Wednesday to press for a cease-fire deal in the Israel-Hamas war, saying “ the time is now ” and warning that Hamas would bear the blame for any failure to reach an agreement to halt the war in Gaza. On his seventh visit since the latest wa
FACEOFF: Rookie goaltender Joseph Woll stands tall, gives Maple Leafs life against Bruins
05/01/2024 04:00pm • TORONTO (AP) — Joseph Woll knew he wasn’t getting the nod for Game 1 of the playoffs. The Toronto Maple Leafs had clearly been leaning toward Ilya Samsonov late in the regular season, including a week of rest for the goaltender ahead of the Stanley Cup chase. Woll didn’t pout. He kept his head
The unexpected announcement of a prime minister divides Haiti's newly created transitional council
05/01/2024 03:39pm • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A surprise announcement that revealed Haiti’s new prime minister is threatening to fracture a recently installed transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for the gang-riddled Caribbean country. Four of seven council members with voting powers said Tuesda
National 3-point shooting leader Koby Brea becomes the 5th transfer this week to land at Kentucky
05/01/2024 03:04pm • Koby Brea, who led the nation in 3-point shooting for Dayton, will play his final season at Kentucky. Brea announced his decision on social media Wednesday and is the fifth player this week and sixth overall to be signed out of the transfer portal by new coach Mark Pope. Brea shot 49.8% on 3-pointer
CalHOPE Courage Award winners Nelsen, Amey overcome mental health struggles to shine in their sports
05/01/2024 02:55pm • Cameron Nelsen never asked for help, she just didn't yet have it in her, unable to fully grasp the dangerous path her life had taken in the midst of an eating disorder and mental-health crisis stemming from a series of physical challenges that began at a young age. Her parents sensed something was w
Bowser reacts to Republican lawmakers' criticism of GW University protest response
05/01/2024 02:52pm • As authorities work to forcibly break up encampments of pro-Palestinian protesters at
college
campuses around the U.S., police in D.C. have take a largely hands-off approach with protestors at George Washington University's campus, allowing demonstrations to continue for a seventh day. That s
Caitlin Clark attendance boon: Some WNBA teams look for bigger arenas when the Fever come to town
05/01/2024 02:46pm • WNBA teams have started making moves to capitalize on the popularity of Caitlin Clark. Some are booking bigger venues for when Clark and the Indiana Fever come to town. The Las Vegas Aces and Washington Mystics have moved their games against the Fever to bigger arenas. The numbers Clark generated in
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